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Admission Information
Certification Information
Degree Requirements and Course Components
Faculty
National Board Certification Pre-Candidate Workshop
Reading License 316
Special Emphases
Summer School Offerings for Teachers
Urban Education Fellows Program
Waldorf Teacher Certification
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Academic Areas of Study
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Degree Requirements
Component 1 - Required Professional Courses (12 credits)
Focuses on and increases the teacher’s understanding of children and adolescents,
the conditions under which learning takes place, the organization of curricula, the
implementation of effective instructional strategies, and the social, moral, political,
familial, economic, historical, global, and cultural issues influencing educational
policies and practices.
Diversity Among Learners - 3 credits
Issues and Problems Affecting Education - 3 credits
Curriculum Design - 3 credits
Instructional Strategies - 3 credits
Component 2 – Subject-area Specialization (12 credits)
Strengthens the teacher’s understanding of the subject/content area or grade level
currently taught or contributes to the teacher’s general professional expertise.
Option 1 - Special Emphasis: Course work (minimum of nine credits; subject areas vary) is taken in a specialized area. The Special Emphasis could be in a subject area, such as
- art
- adaptive education
- controversial studies
- English
- reading
or it could be in an area of interest,
such as technology, controversial issues in education, urban education (partnership
with Milwaukee Teacher Education Center), or Waldorf Education (partnership
with Great Lakes Teacher Training Institute). To receive this special recognition,
one must relate the instructional project to a topic within the Special
Emphasis. Special emphases in adaptive education and reading meet requirements
for Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction licenses.
Option 2 – Practice-Based Emphasis: Course work is taken in the teacher’s subject area(s) and other areas having direct application to the teacher’s practice. Teachers may choose from a wide array of electives.
Component 3 - Inquiry and Instructional Project (6 credits)
This component is the culmination of the master’s degree program. In a specific
instructional setting, the teacher applies her/his knowledge, pedagogical expertise,
and craftsmanship to a classroom-based action research project.
Introduction to Professional Inquiry - 2 credits
Instructional Project - 4 credits
Don't miss out on the opportunity of taking a graduate class this semester, check out the current class schedule or summer school offerings for teachers.
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